Maya Lin
Maya Ying Lin (born October 5, 1959) is an American designer and sculptor. In 1981, while an undergraduate at Yale University, she achieved national recognition when she won a national design competition for the planned Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Maya Lin | |
|---|---|
Maya Lin, in 2023 | |
| Born | Maya Ying Lin October 5, 1959 Athens, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Yale University |
| Known for | Land art, architecture, memorials |
| Notable work | Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1982) Civil Rights Memorial (1989) |
| Spouse | Daniel Wolf |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | National Medal of Arts Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Website | mayalin |
| Maya Lin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 林瓔 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林璎 | ||||||
| |||||||
Lin has designed numerous memorials, public and private buildings, landscapes, and sculptures. Although best known for historical memorials, she is also known for environmentally themed works, which often address environmental decline. According to Lin, she draws inspiration from the architecture of nature but believes that nothing she creates can match its beauty.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.